SATURDAY, APRIL 3, 2010
A HARD FOUGHT 8TH PLACE

It was another beautiful Saturday and the warmest one to date to start off night racing at Trail-way Speedway. Tim and the Dietz Racing team were excited to race after getting the car in proper driving order last week. Tim started off the night in the first heat race. Starting in the 5th spot, Dietz took it to the high side.. also known as the "Top Shelf" and passed a few cars to finish 2nd. Into the A-main the 18d would go. Starting in 9th the chances were looking good for the first 2010 win, but on the drop of the green Tim got cause up in a pile-up and had to restart the race from the rear of the field. On the restart Dietz quickly moved up to 15th and by lap 6 he was up to 10th. On lap 11 Tim was up to 9th and by lap 15 he was in 8th. Five laps later the 18d machine was still in 8th and would finish there. The team was happy to be able to get top ten finish after going to the rear of the field. Tim and company will build on this weeks race and look to improve next week.

Come out next Saturday to Trail-way Speedway to support Tim and . the Dietz Racing Team. Gates will open at 4:30 PM and racing will start at 6:30 PM. See you at the track!!

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SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2010
5TH PLACE VS THE PRO SERIES

Tim and the Dietz Racing team joined 49 other cars at Trail-way Speedway on Saturday afternoon for the 600 Pro Series Race 1 of 10. With a week a washing, the 18d was clean of last weeks bugs and it was fast. The Pro Series uses the Sprint Bandit format which places each driver in 2 heat races and the driver accumulates passing and finishing points. The more points you get, the better start you will have in the A-main. Tim started 6th in the second heat race of the day and and picked off two spots to finish 4th. Later in the afternoon, in the seventh heat race Dietz finished 3rd from the 5th starting spot. Accumulating enough points on the day to advance directly to the A-main, Tim drove from the 10th starting spot to 5th after 25 hard laps. "The car was awesome today. We took a few chances with our set-up for the A-main, but it really paid off as it came in at the end. We were a rocket, and if there were a few laps left or if there would have been an eariler caution towards the end, we could have had a chance. All in all, it was a great day for the Dietz Racing Team", said Dietz after the race.

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SATURDAY, MARCH 20, 2010
OPENING DAY BUGS

The 2010 season has arrived and the opening day bugs were in the air. Tim and the Dietz Racing team had the car all shined up and ready to roll on Saturday morning at Trail-way Speedway, but during warm-ups the team realized that there were a few bugs in the car. The 18d rolled into the pits with a clogged injector. The team hurried to find and fix the problem, but they couldn't resolve the issue by heat racing time. The crew skipped heat race number one and had the car ready for the consi. In the consi, Tim started 10th and made all the right moves up to the 3rd position with one lap to go. On the last lap in turn four, Tim squeeked by good friend Kody Lehman to take 2nd and advance to the A-main. In the A-main Tim started 23rd and was up to the 15th spot by lap 6, but had to pull the car into the pits due to another clogged injector. With the goal of the day of just getting laps on the car and not worring about points or positions, the team played it safe rather than hurting the motor or other parts due to the injection problem. Tim was credited with 23rd place on the day. Back to the shop the crew will go and hopefully next week the bugs will be gone.

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